Rating: 
Summary: A fun sitcom
Review:
Director: Michael Ritchie
Format: Color
Studio: Universal Studios
Video Release Date: May 4, 1999
Cast: Chevy Chase ... Irwin 'Fletch' Fletcher
Hal Holbrook ... Ham Johnson
Julianne Phillips ... Becky Culpepper
R. Lee Ermey ... Jimmy Lee Farnsworth
Richard Libertini ... Frank
Randall 'Tex' Cobb ... Ben Dover
Cleavon Little ... Calculus
George Wyner ... Gillet
Patricia Kalember ... Amanda Ray Ross
Geoffrey Lewis ... KKK Leader
Richard Belzer ... Phil
Phil Hartman ... Bly Manager
Titos Vandis ... Uncle Kakakis
Don Hood ... Tom Barbour
Dennis Burkley ... Joe Jack
Noelle Beck ... Betty Dilworth
William Traylor ... Mr. Underhill
Barney D. Arceneaux ... Party Guest
Roy Babich ... Klansman
Mary Battilana ... Bly Assistant
Don Brockett ... Sheriff
Walter Charles ... Tony
Robert M. Dawson ... Tour Guide
Darren Dublin ... Ancient Copy Boy
R. Bruce Elliott ... Info Technician
Patrick Farrelly ... O'Reilly
Grace Gaynor ... Mrs. Underhill
Richmond Harrison ... T'boo Ted
Catherine Hearne ... Lyda Perl
Charlie Holliday ... Security Guard
Christian Kauffmann ... Bruce
Matthew Kimbrough ... Bly Guard
Johnny Kline ... Usher
Clarence M. Landry ... Damon Feather
Marcella Lowery ... Selma
Jordan Lund ... Deputy Sheriff
Tom McCleister ... Klansman #2
Patricia G. McConnell ... Deputy's Wife
Dick McGarvin ... Announcer
Keith Mills ... Church Elder
Michael P. Moran ... Morgue Attendant
Louis M. Rapaport ... Walter Bob Buggem
Constance Shulman ... Cindy Mae
Robert Silver ... Kakakis Brother
Ebbe Roe Smith ... Jim Bob
R. David Smith ... Gordon Joe
John Wylie ... Accountant Amusing film about an attempt by nefarious forces to buy ancestral land bequeathed to Fletch (Chevy Chase) by his late aunt. Chase is his usual hilarious self. The plot is a bit confused, but becomes clear as the story develops. The background scenery of the old south, with its ivy covered mansions, Spanish moss covered trees and swamp is reminiscent of Georgia around the Okefenokee swamp, but without the alligators and cottonmouth moccasins (although reference is made to the latter.) This is a fun film to spend an evening with. Some allusions to sexual miscopnduct in a jailhouse scene by Chase and Tex Cobb (Ben Dover), but nothing too raunchy. It will pass for an over 13 auduence, I think. Joseph (Joe) Pierre
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Summary: ... And A Franchise Dies
Review: An absolutely horribly film that should never have been made, FLETCH LIVES tries to capitalize on the comic genius of the masterful Chevy Chase ... but this story about little more than cookie-cutter real estate scams ends up being written on paper that would've better served the bottom lining of a bird cage. Even Chase's talents can't lift this dull bomb out of the stink pile.
With all of the other options available from Fletch creator Gregory McDonald, how could this have happened to what could've been one of the greatest comedy franchises in cinema history? Be afraid. Be very afraid. Then, be aghast.
Rating: 
Summary: Hilarious Movie
Review: Director Michael Ritchie and Chevy Chase team up once again for FLETCH LIVES, with Chase reprising the role of Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher, newspaper journalist and master of disguise. When his recently deceased aunt bequeaths her decrepit manor to him, Fletch travels down south to rural Louisiana. Initially, things go well, especially when he hooks up with a flirtatious southern belle. But when he wakes up the morning after, he's shocked to find that she has been murdered. In order to catch the killers and clear himself, the intrepid, chameleon-like Fletch must infiltrate the congregation of Jimmy Lee Farnsworth (R. Lee Ermey), a greedy local preacher who wants to gain control of Fletch's land in order to build a Bible-themed amusement park. Written by Leon Capetanos, FLETCH LIVES crackles with the same blend of rapid-fire dialogue and visual jokes as the original, making it a solid sequel that works on its own terms. By thrusting the big city character into a shady small Southern community, Chase is given an entirely new field on which to play. It's this contrast--especially between himself and R. Lee Ermey--that provides the film with its loudest laughs.
Rating:
Summary: Hilarious Movie
Review: Director Michael Ritchie and Chevy Chase team up once again for FLETCH LIVES, with Chase reprising the role of Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher, newspaper journalist and master of disguise. When his recently deceased aunt bequeaths her decrepit manor to him, Fletch travels down south to rural Louisiana. Initially, things go well, especially when he hooks up with a flirtatious southern belle. But when he wakes up the morning after, he's shocked to find that she has been murdered. In order to catch the killers and clear himself, the intrepid, chameleon-like Fletch must infiltrate the congregation of Jimmy Lee Farnsworth (R. Lee Ermey), a greedy local preacher who wants to gain control of Fletch's land in order to build a Bible-themed amusement park. Written by Leon Capetanos, FLETCH LIVES crackles with the same blend of rapid-fire dialogue and visual jokes as the original, making it a solid sequel that works on its own terms. By thrusting the big city character into a shady small Southern community, Chase is given an entirely new field on which to play. It's this contrast--especially between himself and R. Lee Ermey--that provides the film with its loudest laughs.
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Summary: Better Than the First
Review: Everything that made the first Fletch great--the rapid one liners, goody dsguises, and Fletch's detached, cynical view of life--are ramped up a notch here for even bigger laughs. Fletch Lives lampons the South intelligently, (wthout resorting to the usual stereotypes) and televangelism, but there a really no sacred cows spared here. Definitely a favorite of mine.
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Summary: Chevy Chase's witty humor will be sure to keep you laughing!
Review: I caught this movie by chance on USA Family one weekend night, and I'm glad that I stayed tuned! Chevy Chase plays a reporter working out of L.A. that inherits a piece of real estate in the South and soon finds himself being shot at and in the middle of hilarious, wild antics. Chase dresses up as many different inconspicuous characters to find the mysterious murderer that wants his property and him dead. Although one will see that the critics here have bashed the script for its lack of stability and substance, but this older comedy truly fulfills its mission to keep you laughing.
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Summary: Great Sequel
Review: I loved the sequel. I though it had almost as much wonderful wit as in the first one. The plot was interestingly written and very funny. Fletch Lives has to be one of my favorite films. The first Fletch is of course a little better but; Fletch Lives is highly enjoyable.
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Summary: Where's The DVD
Review: I'd have to really go 4.5 but 4 is unfair. Fletch is back and it's great. Leonard Maltin should relax a little bit and lighten up. Starting off in a mafia-controlled seafood restaurant, we find Fletch in drag and the object of desire of a near-sighted Greek man. Inheriting a Louisiana mansion, Fletch flies down next to an obnoxious but friendly nasal-surgery candidate. Yet another classic dream sequence, and this one is not to be missed, as "Old White Joe", Fletch fantasizes that his ex-wife's lawyer, his boss and the cute gal from the office all fall at his feet. The imagery from Disney's "Song of the South" is pure genius and you might notice "Ted Underhill" making a cameo appearance at the end of the dream sequence (there must have been 300 extras here or a *whole* lot of CGI ... check out the *very end* of the dream sequence closely). I love it. Again beautiful women involved here including the lovely Julianne Phillips. This is Cleavon Little's best work since "Blazing Saddles" (though he was great in the early 1970's "Vanishing Point"). Randall "Tex" Cobb never fails to amuse especially with his "Ben Dover" appearance as a **faux** zooerastia-obsessed transvestite necrophiliac (get a dictionary!). Now this movie doesn't bash Christians, in fact there are some accurately quoted Bible verses. But it does lampoon some who misuse Christianity for money solely. Phil Hartman is here as a Bly Bio Chem manager. Richard Libertini is back and a little goosey it appears. Hal Holbrook is here as the vengeful attorney / land owner. And the great Geoffrey Lewis who never fails to deliver an interesting, if not xenophobic and myopic, character, is here. Little is "Calculus Entropy" causing Chase to introduce himself as "Geometry Fletch" and the real-estate attorney as "Miss Trigonometry Ross". As Billy Gene King of Bug Busters, Fletch investigates Miss Ross's house for "Reticularious Marios Cuomos" (approximately!). Dangerous African Flesh-Eating Termites, not only do they cause the walls in Miss Ross's house to be deplaning to an alarming degree but they jump into the ear of the sheriff's deputy. Fortunately, Fletch gives him sound advice on how to get those termites out. Too funny! Besides, how many movies have the terms "carpetbagger", "toxic waste" and "The (Rolling) Stones" in them? ...
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Summary: I'm gonna give 5 stars to this movie ...
Review: I'd have to really go 4.5 but 4 is unfair. Fletch is back and it's great. Leonard Maltin should relax a little bit and lighten up. Starting off in a mafia-controlled seafood restaurant, we find Fletch in drag and the object of desire of a near-sighted Greek man. Inheriting a Louisiana mansion, Fletch flies down next to an obnoxious but friendly nasal-surgery candidate. Yet another classic dream sequence, and this one is not to be missed, as "Old White Joe", Fletch fantasizes that his ex-wife's lawyer, his boss and the cute gal from the office all fall at his feet. The imagery from Disney's "Song of the South" is pure genius and you might notice "Ted Underhill" making a cameo appearance at the end of the dream sequence (there must have been 300 extras here or a *whole* lot of CGI ... check out the *very end* of the dream sequence closely). I love it. Again beautiful women involved here including the lovely Julianne Phillips. This is Cleavon Little's best work since "Blazing Saddles" (though he was great in the early 1970's "Vanishing Point"). Randall "Tex" Cobb never fails to amuse especially with his "Ben Dover" appearance as a **faux** zooerastia-obsessed transvestite necrophiliac (get a dictionary!). Now this movie doesn't bash Christians, in fact there are some accurately quoted Bible verses. But it does lampoon some who misuse Christianity for money solely. Phil Hartman is here as a Bly Bio Chem manager. Richard Libertini is back and a little goosey it appears. Hal Holbrook is here as the vengeful attorney / land owner. And the great Geoffrey Lewis who never fails to deliver an interesting, if not xenophobic and myopic, character, is here. Little is "Calculus Entropy" causing Chase to introduce himself as "Geometry Fletch" and the real-estate attorney as "Miss Trigonometry Ross". As Billy Gene King of Bug Busters, Fletch investigates Miss Ross's house for "Reticularious Marios Cuomos" (approximately!). Dangerous African Flesh-Eating Termites, not only do they cause the walls in Miss Ross's house to be deplaning to an alarming degree but they jump into the ear of the sheriff's deputy. Fortunately, Fletch gives him sound advice on how to get those termites out. Too funny! Besides, how many movies have the terms "carpetbagger", "toxic waste" and "The (Rolling) Stones" in them? ...
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Summary: Mark Phillip Stassen on Fletch Lives
Review: In my personal opinion Fletch Lives is a work of art.It is a true sequel with brushes of witt,irony and good hearty laughs ! In this day and age it becomes increasingly hard to find a comedy of this stature.Chase is a genious who has perfect timing .Their is also an unforgetable cameo by the late Phil Hartman .Fletch Lives desrves more.Lets hope Fletch 3 carries the legend on more wild adventure into the new Millenium .Mark Phillip Stassen.South Africa
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